PEEPS by Grawl!x
Things are crazy
Times are tough
T’was ever thus
Then you meet yr bezzie
You await them at the corner of a petrol station at summer’s dusk beside Elysium fields.
They pop round the corner, you embrace & hop on the bus to Dystopian Fever Dream. Least that what it says on the ticket.
Ye view the passing sunset descending outside & chat about gender
Both of you emerge in the heart of a neon cityscape where anything is possible & as you rush through all these mad elements you feel emboldened as if it’s you & your friend against everyone; dodging a slalom of hysterics
You chat shit about reality & conspiracy theories & get fucked up on the finest intoxicants available; recalling that time you were both on the beach & they made you feel like life was worth living
Somehow you swirl backward into a whirlwind ending up back at theirs, prank calling yr ex & laughing til both yr stomachs ache & pass out in bed & divulge the most intimate stuff you’ll never tell anybody else ever
Then awake later just as the sun is coming up; curtains flutter. They’re asleep still. As you gaze at their eyelids you think how grateful you feel to have someone like this in your life; everything in inexorable transit. A friend.
That’s what this album is kinda about.
Tracklist
| 1. | Maria-in-Parenthesis | 2:29 |
| 2. | Murmurations | 5:12 |
| 3. | Epicene | 4:36 |
| 4. | IN | 3:34 |
| 5. | This is Real | 3:50 |
| 6. | Chaos | 5:10 |
| 7. | Apophenia | 4:33 |
| 8. | Rachel Protector | 4:44 |
| 9. | Sonder | 7:20 |
Credits
GRAWL!X
Maria Michael Machin… Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Robin Newman… Programming
Richard Collins… Vocals, Drums
Leigh Dawber; Shelley Jane Newman… Bass
Guests
Jo Lewis… Vocals on ‘Epicene’
Deerful…Vocals on ‘This is Real’ & ‘Apophenia’
Louise Croft…Trombone, Vocals on ‘IN’
Gemma Barkerwood…Trumpet, Vocals on’IN’
Karin Nakimera… Vocals on ‘Chaos’
Annie Walker… Flute on ‘Murmurations’
Hannah Monty…Violin
Sophie Barkerwood…Loop on ‘This is Real’ & vocoder
James Sharpe… Guitar noises on ‘Chaos’ & ‘Sonder’
Personnel:
Anna Boyd…Cover artwork
Ruth Elizabeth Hindle…Cover photograph
Richard J. Birkin… Strings Consultant
Piano recorded in Biff’s Shed
Clanging recorded at Peak 2cv, Wirksworth
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Richard Collins & Robin Newman @Snug Recording Studio
‘Epicene’ mixed by Paul Gregory
Peeps Vocal Ensemble:
Paul Beal, Kelly Anna, Richard McKerron, Tom Morton, Fiona & Robert Fairs, Alex Rock, Hope Slater, Bee Walsh, Sam Krysiak, Alex Bowen, James Gardiner, Jane Evans, Jo Lewis, Tom Mannay, Kate Haresnape, Chris Tree, Robin Newman, Donna Bobonna, Kerry Shervill & Lynda Red
Mega Taa Peeps:
Jo Lewis, Sian Morrell, Paige Lavruk, Aron Brown & Paul Beal for Paris, Dan Wheeler, Sage M Stephanou, Alix Hyde, Connor Francis Wallace, Lila Desouza, Danielle Cotterill, Tomas Ward, Cal Holmes, Tom Hall, Get in Her Ears, Sam Jordan, Darius Powell, Sarah Lay, Pete Darrington, Laura Mitchell, James Thornhill, Lorraine Bolger, Jonathan Holmes, Hugo, Ann Murray, Raye & David Machin, Gav Machin, Lucy@Sail, Shelley Jane Newman, Dan Johnson
Dedicated to Hayley Rachael Walsh & Louise Croft
©2020 All material written by GRAWL!X
